- gedelf
- n (-es/-u, -deolfu) digging, excavation; what is dug, trench, quarry, canal
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Delph — Recorded in various spellings including Delf, Delph, Delve and Delyth, this is an English surname. It has several possible origins, but is usually considered to be from the group of surnames known as residential . These describe (in this case)… … Surnames reference
Delyth — Recorded in various spellings including Delf, Delph, Delve and Delyth, this is an English surname. It has several possible origins, but is usually considered to be from the group of surnames known as residential . These describe (in this case)… … Surnames reference
Delve — This interesting surname is a medieval metonymic job descriptive nickname for a Stone Mason or Quarrier, although it can also be locational from one who resided by a Quarry. It derives from the Anglo Saxon pre 8th Century Gedelf meaning a ditch,… … Surnames reference
delf — late O.E. dælf trench, ditch, quarry, from gedelf digging, a digging, from delfan to dig (see DELVE (Cf. delve)) … Etymology dictionary
